Ishtar

No one who hates this movie has ever seen it. Most folks don't realize that most critics actually liked this movie upon its release. If this movie had avoided all of the bad publicity from the "outrageous" cost of production, it... Full review

I am aware of much of the criticism this movie received. Basically that it was awful and not worth seeing. To all those who have said such words I just have to ask, what movie were you watching? In my opinion... Full review

I know it's not the best. Arsenic and Old Lace is the top comedy of all time. Citizen Kane the greatest film. Gone with the Wind the greatest epic. Wizard of Oz the finest fantasy. And L.O.T.R. 1,2,3 trilogy is the... Full review

I have no idea why "Ishtar" is often called "the worst movie ever made." It is rolling-on-the-floor, sidesplittingly hilarious! The scene towards the beginning with Hoffman and Beatty writing *really* bad songs, and the ones later in the film with a... Full review

For the most part, films that bomb badly usually deserve to, but Ishtar is a curious exception. For the life of me, I cannot understand the critical drubbing it took upon its initial release. Admittedly, it did go way over budget,... Full review

I have never understood the seemingly universal disapproval of this fine film. Is it "Reds"?...No. Is it "Rain Man"?...No. Was it intended to be?...Of course not. Ishtar is a comedy of the first measure. Start with two struggling musicians trying to... Full review

I think giving this movie a horrible review has been religiously and blindly followed by so many people. I was suprisingly entertained. And everybody i have watched it with always agrees, so many people havent seen it but have heard how... Full review

Some movies are clearly destined for the B-movie bin, but Ishtar looked promising - a full Hollywood budget, a talented cast, and well-known writers. Wouldn't the people involved have realized at some point that they were dropping a turd? If only... Full review

Just bad in all ways. Most people saw who was in the movie and just assumed it would be worth $3.25 or whatever movies cost back then.... Full review

I have never understood why this movie bombed at the box office. Dustin Hoffman and Warren Beatty give fine performances in a very funny movie. The story about struggling musicians is one I can relate to. And I think it's hilarious... Full review

Jason Di Rosso, Philippa Hawker Today's film is Ishtar , directed by Elaine May, a comedy that's been the butt of many jokes since it flopped in 1987. ... Full Article

This is going to be one for the scrapbooks, folks.Before that extravaganza, though, the festival has plenty of films slated including an assortment of short films at 5:30 p.m. in honor of National Womens Month. ... Full Article

Ishtar's release and there is quite a bit of buzz. The folks at Yahoo's IloveIshtar group-whose average movie IQ is roughly 50 points higher than Roger Ebert's-are intent on putting together what they have deemed Ishtarpalooza, complete with a fan-created... ... Full Article

You have no idea what you've been missing. Ishtar stars Dustin Hoffman and Warren Beatty as two really pathetic wannabe singers. If it had been made with two unknowns on a shoestring budget, the critics would have been falling all... ... Full Article

Every year I keep a running list of the films I'll want to remember in December when it comes time to compile my 10 Best list. ... Full Article